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n the mid-20th century, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines.
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U.S. Air Force aviation doctor, John Paul Stapp, tested the limits of human physiology both on the ground and in near-space.
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Using spare parts and ingenuity, Project Manhigh assembled a capsule that attached to a newly-invented balloon they hoped would carry a man to heights over 100,000 feet about Earth's surface.
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A Jewish immigrant from Russia, William F. Friedman became a codebreaker for the U.S.
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Friedman’s codebreaking in WWII enabled the US to win the “Battle of the Atlantic”.
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Judge Waring became an unexpected civil rights champion with rulings on pivotal cases.
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